Oakwood Intermediate School in Allendale students and staff raised more than $1,900 to sponsor students to attend a Tanzanian school, which begins the school year in January.Oakwood Intermediate School

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Students and staff at Oakwood Intermediate School in Allendale raised more than $1,900 through their Global Giving Project to send children in Tanzania to school.

Sarah Lema, an Oakwood teacher who serves on the board of the local nonprofit organization T.O.U.C.H (Together Our Unity Creates Hope for Families), suggested the fundraiser instead of a gift exchange.

T.O.U.C.H serves Tanzanian unwed mothers and their children to improve their quality of life through education and microfinance/entrepreneurship opportunities to create self-sustaining families.